The top card is turned face up to begin the discard pile, and the remaining cards are arranged face down in the center of the table to form tpirate slotshe draw pile. Gameplay and Objective. Players take turns drawing cards from the draw pile or the discard pile, & then discarding a card from their hand. To be the first player to get rid of all of your cards and to form sets & runs of cards in your hand are the game's objectives.